
set 1 - philo
Authored by Scheralee Ladines
Philosophy
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word Philos is a Greek word meaning _______________.
love
philosophy
wisdom
philosophers
Answer explanation
- "Philo-" stems from the Greek word philein, meaning 'to love' .A combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “loving” (philology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Sophia is a Greek word for _____________.
love
wisdom
philosophy
philosophers
Answer explanation
- "Philo-" stems from the Greek word philein, meaning 'to love'. Philosophy, then, can be thought of as "the love of wisdom".
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The people who engages in Philosophy is called ___________.
philosophy
wisdom
philosopher
love
Answer explanation
- A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term philosopher comes from the Ancient Greek: romanized: philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient times. He was credited with formulating the Socratic method _____________.
aristotle
plato
Socrates
Democritus
Answer explanation
- Socrates (470/469–399 B.C.E.) is remembered for his teaching methods and for asking thought-provoking questions Socrates believed that philosophy should produce practical outcomes that benefit society as a whole. He tried to create an ethical framework based on human reason rather than religious teaching. Human choice, according to Socrates, is motivated by a desire for happiness.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teaching and incorporated some of his own ideas into them including his Theory of Forms ___________.
Plato
Democritus
Socrates
Aristotle
Answer explanation
- Plato (427—347 B.C.E.) Plato is one of the world's best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, and he wrote in the middle of the fourth century B.C.E. in ancient Greece. The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas. According to this theory, ideas in this sense, often capitalized and translated as "Ideas" or "Forms", are the non-physical essences of all things, of which objects and matter in the physical world are merely imitations.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
It refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in a system.
Doubt
Academy
Partial Thinking
Holistic Thinking
Answer explanation
- Refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in a system. HOLISTIC THINKING. this is often described as looking at the big picture when describing and analysing a situation or problem.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
It focuses on specific aspects of a situation, as an individual focus on certain areas or aspects of a problem in order to understand it.
Partial Thinking
Doubt
academy
holistic thinking
Answer explanation
- Partial is an important component of analytical thinking, as an individual focuses on certain areas or aspects of a problem in order to understand it. Partial Thinking focuses on specific aspects of a situation.
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